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A TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES BOOK
NEW YORK
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For Susan Oshanek,
on the off chance that she's still alive.
And for Laurie Channer—
who, to my unexpectedly good fortune, definitely is.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this
novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.
STARFISH
Copyright © 1999 by Peter Watts
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any
form.
Edited by David G. Hartwell
A Tor Book
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Tor® is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
Book design by Lisa Pi/her
Library of Congress Cataloging~in-Publication Data
Watts, Peter.
Starfish / Peter Watts.
p. cm.
I. Title.
PR9199.3.W386S7 1999
813'.54—dc21
Cover art by Bruce Jensen
99-22967
CIP
0987654321
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CONTENTS
PRELUDE: CERATIUS
9
BENTHOS
DUET: CONSTRICTOR
A Niche
Housecleaning
ROME: NEOTENOUS
Elevator Boy
Crush
Autoclave
Waterbed
Doppelganger
Angel
Feral
Shadow
BALLET: DANCER
Short-circuit
Critical Mass
17
19
32
50
55
64
69
75
78
84
87
98
100
104
126
138
NEKTON
DRYBACK: JUMP-START
Muckraker
Scream
Bulrushes
Ghosts
151
153
157
168
188
195
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SEINE: ENTROPY
210
Carousel
214
Ecdysis
220
Alibis
226
QUARANTINE: BUBBLE
233
Enema
237
Turncoat
245
HEAD CHEESE: THEME AND VARIATION
247
Ground Zero
252
Software
266
ENDGAME: NIGHT SHIFT
275
Scatter
278
Reptile
287
Skyhop
291
Floodlight
293
Sunrise
296
Detritus
304
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
313
REFERENCES
315
Racter
256
Jericho
299
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